Transcriber's Note:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.

On page [153], "corrival" should possibly be "co-rival".

On page [201], "Que ne fut rien" should possibly be "Qui ne fut rien".

On page [269], the phrase "with a strange, most ponderous, yet delicate expression in the big, dull-glowing black eyes and it" possibly contains a typo.

THE STONES OF PARIS
IN HISTORY AND LETTERS

Molière

THE STONES OF PARIS
IN HISTORY AND LETTERS

BY
BENJAMIN ELLIS MARTIN
AND
CHARLOTTE M. MARTIN

IN TWO VOLUMES
Vol. I

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
MDCCCXCIX

Copyright, 1899, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

TROW DIRECTORY
PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY
NEW YORK

TO
W. C. BROWNELL
IN CORDIAL TRIBUTE TO HIS
"FRENCH TRAITS"